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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
A DUEL WITH PISTOLS.
TWO Young Merchants Settle Diff
Guilty by Fatal Meeting.

Guilty Dy d L dIetl VA0CIluR.
AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. 27.-Some time ago
John P. McNally and Charley Calvin ran a
grocery store together on Washington street.
They failed under somewhat sensational
circumstances, and bad blood has existed
between them ever since To-day McNally
met Calvin at the Waynesboro depot and a
pistol duel resulted. Calvin was shot twice,
but his wounds being in the leg
are comparatively slight Mentally,
however, will hardly survive the
night lie is shot in the breast, the groin
and the arm, and has not spoken for sew
eral hours. The attending physician says
he is bleeding to death internally, and that
nothing can be done to save him. CALVIN is
in bed and virtually under arrest, a police
nan having been stationed at the door of
his residence. Both young men are well
known, and the affair has created consider
able excitement throughout the city There
were no witnesses to the shooting.
Pope Walton (colored), a bell boy at the
Central Hotel, was badly beaten in Dublin
last night Both of his, jawbones were
broken and his head was frightfully LAGER
ated. His wounds may prove fatal
Augusta has had three fires within the
past twelve hours, but the damage in all
cases were light.
The Augusta factory declared a semi
annual dividend of 81 per cent to-day.
Abel Wright, the faithful old negro jani-
tor of st. Paul's church i'll this city, died
yesterday and was buried this afternoon.
The funeral was remarkable for the reason
that the vestry of st. Paul's, which is com
posed of leading citizens of Augusta, and
c. G. Goodrich, cashier of the Georgia Rail-
road Company, were the pall-bearers and
the entire congregation was present at the
burial
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
A TRAIN RUN DOWN.
The Engineer OF the Rear Che Cou
Not See Through Fog.

The Engineer OF the Rear Che Could
Not See Through a Fog.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-Several persons
were injured by smash-up on the Long
Island railroad this morning at Ralph ave-
nue. station, Brooklyn. Trains run over this
road in quick succession, and the accident
was between two trains running in the same
direction. A fog prevailed and prevented
the engineer of the rear train from seeing
far ahead. The first train had stopped at
the station and was taking on passengers
when the other train doomed up
out of the fog at a lively rate
of speed, and had crashed into the rear car
before its Roadway could be checked. The
conductor and several passengers were
standing on the rear platform, but jumped
just moment before the collision occurred.
All the passengers on the first train were
shaken up and about dozen were injured,
but none seriously. Two cars were wrecked.
The engineer of the rear train was running
his train at greater rate of speed than he
should have DONE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Charleston's Bloody Christmas,

CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec 25.-The Christ
mas fl festivities, which opened so bloody on
Sunday, closed at daylight this morning,
two more murders and half d zen cuttin
scrapes being the outcome. Green Myers
was carved to death by David Grant in a
street affray. c. s. Minert, an ex-member
of the Legislature. was also fatally stabbed
by John Wright. All those involved are
colored.
Such a Christmas has never been wit
messed here. At 8 o'clock last night
all the cells in the police stations were filed
and the prisoners had to be penned up in one
of the halls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
+ acing at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27-This was the
tenth day OF the winter meeting of the
Louisiana Jockey Club The weather was
partly cloudy and cool. The track was
heavy. The events We're as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Four aud half furlongs Testers
third Time .05.
SECOND RAcE-Seven-e ghths of a mile Jen-
ME Mcfarland won, with Phil Lewis second and
Jessie third. Time 1:47l4.
THIRD -Fve-eighths OF a mile. Katie
Nc won, with Werner second and Ascot third.
Time 1915
FOURTH RAoE.-F ive-eighths Of a mile. Black
Knight won, with Hattie Il second and Buckeye
third Time 1:15.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Brooks Becomes a Catholic.

CHICAGO, Dec. pa dispatch from st.
Louis says; "Hugh M. Brooks, alias Max
well, the young Englishman under sentence
embraced the Catholic faith. Last year the
Catholics were given permission to cele-
brate Christmas mass in the Jail annually.
At the service yesterday thirty prisoners
knelt to partake of the communion, and the
first to receive the consecrated host was
Maxwell. 1t was administered by Rev.
Father Then, of st. Johns church, the eel
ebrant, who has been Maxwells Instructor
in the belief of the church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Preliminary Practice.


Mother-It is bitter cold night | don't
suppose Jennie's beau will come to night,
and sh- might as well come and help me
with this mat.
Small boy--Jennie's beau has come. He's
in tie parlor now with Jennie l saw 'cm
both there just now hugging-
Mother (horrifed) WHAT!
Small boy (mischievously)-Y hugg-
ing
Mother-My graciousl
Small boy-Hugging the stove.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
EXAMINATIONS FOR POLICE.
Gotham's Commissioners Declare the
System a Failure.

New YORK, Dec. % Some time ago
Secretary Phillips, of the Civil Service Su-
pervisory and Examining Boards, wrote to
the Police Commissioners asking for infor-
nation as to how the civil service system
works in the police department. To-day
the Commissioners sent a reply in which
they say that they have failed to discover
that the civil service system is an improve
ment; that under it the board is
narrowly and unwholesomely re-
stricted in the selection of candi-
dates for appointment on the force,
that the percentage of those who are dis
missed or resign under charges while on pro
baton is greater than it was und + the old
system, and that the percentage of COM
plants against the members of the force
appointed under the civil service system, is
about 66 per cent. as against 80 per cent.
made against policemen under the old sys-
fem
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
An Explosion at N. illen.

MILLEN, GA, Dec. Ely sterday morn
tracted TO the store of Ed. Pickens & Co,
where an explosion had occurred, injuring
one Of Mr.. Mead's little boys An old ne
gro entered the store and set bag on the
floor and was doing some trading when the
bag exploded. He denied having any pow
der in the bag but it is supposed he did, and
also box of matches
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
January Atlantic.

James Russell Lowell, The Secret, a
poem; Charles Egbert Craddock, The Despot
of Brocmsedge Cove; Charles Dudley War
ner, The Golden HeSperides, sketches Of
travel in Southern Californ al Edward ii.
House, Yone Santo: A Child Of Japan, Be-
ginning of serial story; Oliver Wendell
Holmes, After ''Our Hundred Days. many
other stories. essays, poems, and fine steel
portrait of Charles Egbert Craddock Mss
Murfreel. Price IS cents. For sale at
Estill's News Depot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
PRESENTS BY : OsT.
The Employees of the Office at New
York Worked Hard.


New YORK, Dec. 27.-Postmaster Pear
son reports that the pressure of work at the
post Office, resulting from the increase in
the quantity and bulk of mail matter,
which is an usual feature of the holiday
season, has been largely in excess of that
experienced in former years, and this not
withstanding the decadence of the custom of
sending Christmas cards by mail. The hoh
day money order business, both foreign and
domestic, has this year shown a marked in
crease over former years. The steamers
Trave and Aurania, which sailed on Dec.
II and Dec. II respectively, carried much
larger number of money orders than any
two stea ners that ever sailed for Europe
bearing Christmas gifts of that kind. To
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, 1921 orders, amounting to
$163,279 were sent, while good cheer was
carried to 1899 souls in Continental
Europe by means of an equal number of
money orders, aggregating Sl73,711
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Tobacconists and the Taxes.

SYRACUSE, Dec. ga meeting of to-
bacco growers and others assembled at
Baldwinsville Saturday and passed resolu-
tions asking Congress to abolish the war
taxes on tobacco and to revise the Sumatra
tariff law of 1883. Representatives were
present from several counties. A non-par-
tisan organization was perfected. The
growers resolved to request Congress to pro.
tect them against foreign producers and de-
clared in favor of a duty OF seventy-five
cents per pound on imported cigar leaf.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Pensacola Pointers.

PENSACOLA, FLA, Dec. 27.-The Osceola
Club gave its annual holiday reception to-
night at their club rooms in this city. The
weather being propitious it was d gala
affair. The Osceola Club is the only social
club in the city, and entertainments of this
character are generally well attended.
The American schooner Ada Carter,
which put into this port Sunday, Dec. 49, in
distress, laden with a cargo Of lumber,
bound from Mobile to Cuba, has arranged
TO re ship her cargo The vessel will proba-
bly, be renaired ut this mort
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Dec. 27.-Daniel
Stillwell, aged 20 years, hiC hly respected
death last night He was attempting to
make his way home from the Alabama
State line, seven miles distant, and in the
face of the first snowstorm of the season.
He wandered from the road and persisted in
a field within calling distance Of his own
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
HIDDEN IN EGYPT.

Medically VIII 60 to That Country to
Get the Stolen Bonds.
SAco, Me, Dec. 27.-The latest informa-
ton received in regard to the McNeally de-
falcation is to the effect that McNeally was
taken sick while in Cairo, Egypt, and feeling
himself physically incapable of taking care
of the BOMBS, hid them securely in that city,
where they now are. McNeally is said to
be really penitent and will accompany the
banks agent to the place where the bonds
are hidden and will give them up. He will
not return to the United States until the in
dictment is disnosed CT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Rev. James Powell Dead

d. D., Corresponding Secretary of the
American Missionary Association, died sud-
denly of apoplexy this morning, the day
after his 45th birthday, at 1 o'clock, at his
residence in Brooklyn. He was native of
Wales, whence he came to this country at
an early apa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS.

CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING Co. OF GA, :
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. list, 1881.
An election for Thirteen Directors to manage
the affairs of this Company for the ensuing
year will be held at the Ranking House. in Sa-
vannah, MONDAY, the SECOND day of JANU-
AIRY, 1888, between the hours of 10 o'clock A,
M, and o'clock p. NJ. Stockholders and their
families will be passed free over the Company S
road to attend the election from the 3lst De-
cerlber to End January inclusive, and be passed
free returning from the End to 5th of January
inclusive, on presentation of their stock certif-
Gates to the conductors.
T. NJ CIINNINGHAM Cashier
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
METALS ON THE JUMP,
Tin Goes Up to 21o7 Per Ton and
Copper to &1S5.

OOppBT TO tI6O.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-After four days
holiday the London metal market opened
this morning with a jump Tin, which has
been stationary for over week at e167 per
ton spot and 9145 for futures, advanced los.
on the price of spot and IS. on futures
Copper continued its upward tendency and
advanced Is shilllngs on spot sale, which
now brings the price of this metal up to
21S5 per ton. The New York market at
once responded, and the price of both metals
went up few points.
FRANCES COPPER SYNDICATE.
PARIS, Dec Ella Justice and other
papers demand that the government inter
fere to suppress the attempts of the French
syndicate to advance The price of copper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
A Falling Hatchet.

ALBANY, GA, Dec 27.--George Mac
Donald, of Redbone, Lee county, after
cleaning hogs, struck his Ratchet in tree,
on limb OF which the children had swing.
his little daughter Lena came out to swing
ana dlslodged the Ratchet, which fell upon
her head, making a terrible cash in her
right temple, The dullness of the Ratchet
alone prevented instant death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
sherman's Opposition to Lamar

SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. 27.--In reply to a
communication from the Bucl1eye Club, of
this city, protesting against the confirmation
of l.. .. G. Lamar rs an Associate Justice Of
the United States Supreme Court Senator
sherman, in letter, says: ~ take the same
view of the nomination of Secretary Lamar
as stated by your club. You may be sure
shall do all | can TO prevent his confirma-
ton. regret to say, however, that fear
my efforts will be unsuccessful
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
THE MORNING NEWS
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE,
8 Whitaker Street.
Department of the Mo,

Whitaker Street.
The JOB Department of the MORNING NEWS,
embracing
JOB AND BOOK PRINTING,
LITHOGRAPHING AND ENGRAVING,
BOOK BINDING AND ACCOUNT BOOK
MANUFACTURING,
sthe most complete in the South. 1t is thorough
ly equipped with the most improved machinery,
employs large force of competent workmen
and carries full stock of papers of all
descriptions.
These facilities enable the establishment to
execute orders for anything in the above lines
at the shortest notice and the lowest prices con-
sistent with good work Corporations, mer-
chants, manufacturers. mechanics and business
men generally, societies and committees, are
requested to get estimates from the MORNING
NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE before send
ing their orders abroad. J. II. ESTIlI.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Two Killed in an ARRAY.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 27.-Advices from Rector.
Ark, reports a terrible affray there last
night. in which A. NJ Boyce, Marshal of
Rector, was killed, and W. Fl. Loveioy
mortally wounded. A man named Davis is
also reported killed. No further particulars
have been received, but it is said the tragedy
grew out of an old feud
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
DUNN INDICTED
He Will be Tried Criminally if He Wins
His Civil Suit.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-On Aug. 10 last
lawyer John K Dunn was locked up in
Ludlow street Jail, in a civil suit grounded
on the statement of Richard S. Scott, the
absconding paying teller of the Manhattan
Bank, who asserted that he gave to Dunn
100000 of the money he stole from the
bank. Dunn has been unable to furnish the
$l50,000 bail required, and he has now been
indicted by the grand jury for grand
larceny and having received stolen goods,
and will be tried criminally should the civil
suit result in his favor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
A Boy Falls From Horses Back and
is Dragged Over the Ground.

is Dragged Over the Ground.
COLUMBUS, GA. Dec. 27.-In the Mayors
Court this morning, a negro who re-
sisted an officer was fined $25 and put I'M
der bond to appear in the Superior Court
Ior assault and battery.
This morning on Broad street, Frank
Vaughn and Duncan McDougald, two boys,
quarrelled. Frank geve the lie and Duncan
Knocked him down with walking stick, in
ficting painful. but not serious, wound
on his head.
Every day many small boys are to be
seen on the streets riding horses. This after
noon Charlie Jackson and George Radcliffe
were running a race on Twelfth street,
when the latter fell. His foot caught in the
stirrup and he was dragged about fifty
killed before the horse could be stopped.
but he escaped with bruised cheek and
scratched forehead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
a Schooner Ashore

LEwEs, DEL. Dec 27.-The schooner
Jessie Murdoch, from Wareham for Nor
folk, is ashore at Merine Run, Va. The tug
North America, which had gone to her as
sistance, has returned, and reports her leak
ing. The Lewes wreckers have contracted
to float her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
APANIC IN 4 CHURCH.
The Burning of Toy House Starts the
Scare

LIS burning Vi u 10y r1OuSo Quarts Cn6
Scare.
FAIRBURY, ILL, Dec. 27..-At the Christ
mas entertainment of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, little cabin was placed
on the platform to take the place of the
pulpit. 1t was filed with presents for the
children. The cabin, being built of cotton
and other infammable material, took fire
from the lights and caused a great stampede
among the men, women and children.
Hundreds were trainpled under foot, and a
good many were badly injured, some of
them probably fatally. The church was
saved by great effort, but the windows were
completely demolished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
An Explosion at a Powder Mil.

ROCHESTER, Dec %. - Rand & Co. S
Powder Mill at Pittsford, near this city. ex-
ploded this morning with terrific noise
while the workmen were at breakfast.
Nobody was injured. but the loss of prop
erty was considerable
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
AN IMPORTER ASSIGNS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--John Thompson,
an importer of fans and millinery olna-
ments, of No. 500 Broadway, made an as
signment to-day to David Richardson with
S42,06 preferences. He says that if his
creditors permit him to continue business
he can pay them in full before spring.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

QUEBEC, Dec. q. The printers of this
city have made demand for a nine-hour
system, to begin Thursday next, and
threaten to strike should the employers re
fuse TO comply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

AUGUSTA AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD,
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. q, 1887.
The annual election for seven Directors of the
Augusta and Savannah Railroad, will be held at
the Banking house of Chss. H. Olmstead & Co.
on MONDAY, January 2, 1888, between the
hours of 10 A. NJ and p. NJ
w s LAYTON President
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
DIVIDEND.

The BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER Co.,
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec Goth, 1887.
A dividend of THREE DOLLARS per
share from the earnings of this Company
has been declared. payable on and after January
/, 1888, to Stockholders of record THIS DAY.
SAMUEL p HAMILTON, President.
s. S GUCKFNHEIATER Secretary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF
SAVANNAH

The annual election for seven Directors of
this Bank will be held at the Banking House, on
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1888, between the hours of
II and o'clock. THOS. GADSDEN.
Cashier.
Savannah, Ca. Dec II, 1887
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
ART STUDENTS

Who desire to enter the painting and modelling
classes at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sci
ences can ascertain the necessary requirements
by application to the undersigned, at the acad-
envy, between the hours of 5 and 4P.M.
CARL L. BRANDT. Director.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
Clothiers Assign.

CHICAGO, Dec 27.-Newhouse Bros,
clothiers, made an assignment to-day. Their
liabilities are $4,000 and their assets
$40 GOO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

Do you suffer with catarrbf You can be
cured II you take Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier. Sold by all druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
THE PRESSURE INCREASING.

The pressure of the natural gas at the
brewery is increasing daily, so the experts
say. To-day one and half inch pipe was
fitted up in place of the one inch pipe
through which the gas burned. With this
enlargement of aperture the flame increased
in size and in its volume appeared
streaks of red not noticeable before
This red color encourages the experts in the
belief that the gas is natural There is a
perceptible increase in the illuminating and
heading power of the substance, indicating
the presence of more carbon. During the
day score or more chemists carried away
small quantities of gas in glass retorts for
analysis purposes. c. H. Dabney, who has
put in operation over 200 gas wells in Penn
animation of the phenomena, and unhestat-
ingly pronounced it natural gas of the vege-
table decomposition species. and in appar-
emily inexhanStihle quantities
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
\ Weather Indications.

Maximum. temperature 81, minimum tenn
perature 81.
The height of the river at Augusta at
:33 o'clock p. m. yesterday augusta timel
was - 0 feet--a fall Of 2S during the past
twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the seine moment
of time at all stations
SAVANNAH. Dec. ~. 9:36 ?. NJ. city time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
NATURAL GAS AT CHICAGO.
Professionals Give Their Opinions on
the Recent Discovery

the Recent Discovery
CHICAGO, Dec. 27--The substance of the
professional opinions of the experts who
have during the past two days xamined the
gas in the water supply pipe Of the Cooke
Brewing Company is that tho gas is from
natures reservoir. Among those, who have
examined it is T. r. Winans, who Is engaged
in the natural gas business in Pennsylvania.
He will make another and more thorough
investigation, and upon his inion it is
said Mr.. Cooke will act Should it be favor
able work will be commenced without delay
for the purpose of securing gas for CONNER
cial purposes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
ULMER's LIVER CoRRECToR.

This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration Of tone and strength to the sys-
TEN. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
Ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be
excelled Highest prizes awarded and In
dorSed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul-
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other $40
bottle. Freight paiG to any address
3. +. ULMER, NJ. D.,
Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

Thirty-three per cent. reduction on all
Winter Goods at Wei,teins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
NOTICE.
NOTECE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND WESTERN RAILWAY,
Coffee Traffic Manager)
SAVANNAH Dec. Is, 1887. J
The route to Florida via Waycross Short Line
having been temporarily interrupted by an acct
dent to the bridge at St. Mary's river, until
further notice the service. both freight and
passenger, will be rendered via Live Oak, Fla.
The regular schedule trains will be run as usual,
the only difference being that the time will be
about four hours longer. 1t is expected that
the damage will be repaired within the next
four (4) days, when the service will be restored
via Waycross Short Line. C. d. OWENS,
w. p. HARDEE, Traffic Manager
General Passenger and Freight Agent.